Pousada do Porto, Palacio do Freixo, (Porto) 2 & 3 February 2011
Country House Cefalicchio, Italy
The Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Conference and Workshop aims to be the annual must attend event for wine experience providers and international travel professionals worldwide.
The event enables wine experience providers to hold pre-scheduled business meetings with relevant and carefully screened, quality travel agents, with the dual objectives of selecting and appointing new agents, as well as catching up with existing partners and key industry contacts.
The Wine Pleasures agent screening process is designed to ensure that you will meet only reputable, quality agents at the workshop. The process is the most stringent in the industry and requires that agents demonstrate sound business activities.
As well as being an outstanding platform for finding and appointing new agents, the The Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop provides wine tourism professionals with unrivalled opportunities to network and catch up with high calibre international contacts.
Program
Day 1 Wednesday 2 February.
Agusti Torello Cava Producer, Spain
10.00 – 19.00 3rd day of the International Wine Tourism Conference (attendance optional)
17.30 Workshop Registration desk opens
19.00 Wine Pleasures welcome and programme presentation
19.15 Network Wine Tasting. The walkabout format encourages participants to circulate while participating in the wine tasting. As well as being entertaining it is a good platform for meeting participating tour operators and vice versa. Tasting stations will be set up for participants to visit and taste wine at their leisure. Each station will be themed with wine challenges and fun activities. Particpants are invited to take part in the challenges while sipping wine. Wine Pleasures’ team of wine experts will be on hand throughout the activity to ensure the ice-breaking event runs smoothly from start to finish.
20.30 Dinner and wine matching with the buyers in the Hotel Palacio do Freixo.
Day 2 Thursday 3 February – Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop
Selected Wineries, Portugal
08.30 – Workshop opens
09.00 – 09.20 Business appointment 1
09.25 – 09.45 Business appointment 2
09.50 – 10.10 Business appointment 3
10.15 – 10.35 Business appointment 4
10.40 – 11.00 Refreshment break & networking
11.05 – 11.35 Business appointment 5
11.40 – 12.00 Business appointment 6
12.05 – 12.15 Business appointment 7
12.20 – 12.40 Business appointment 8
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch & networking
14.20 – 14.40 Business appointment 9
14.45 – 15.05 Business appointment 10
15.10 – 15.30 Business appointment 11
15.35 – 15.55 Business appointment 12
16.00 – 16.20 Business appointment 13
16.25 – 16.45 Business appointment 14
16.50 – 17.10 Business appointment 15
17.15 – 17.30 End of Workshop
Why attend?
Easily develop partnerships with quality tour operators and travel agaents from all over the world
Increase client numbers by gaining new contacts and new agent agreements
Expand and diversify client reach
Maintain existing contacts and promotional networks
Promote your business to key players within the wine tourism industry
Obtain market intelligence and information on latest developments
Maximise time, effort and budget
Who Will Attend?
Intrnational tour operators and travel agents wishing to meet with wine tourism providers from mainly Europe (Old World)
Wine tourism professionals who attend to ensure that they keep up with their european contacts and keep their organisation or company brand recognition strong within the industry
Service providers who will be exhibiting and who have products and / or services related to wine tourism
How to Participate?
Go to the online application form and register today. Registration fees can be found on the Registration Form.
Participating Tour Operators and Travel Agents:
Participating agents are all keen to offer Wine & Food Tourism to their clients . Keep checking this list for the latest enrollments.
Wine Experience Provider Information
Wine Tourism Workshop
Pousada do Porto, Palacio do Freixo, (Porto) 2 & 3 February 2011
Country House Cefalicchio, Italy
The Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Conference and Workshop aims to be the annual must attend event for wine experience providers and international travel professionals worldwide.
The event enables wine experience providers to hold pre-scheduled business meetings with relevant and carefully screened, quality travel agents, with the dual objectives of selecting and appointing new agents, as well as catching up with existing partners and key industry contacts.
The Wine Pleasures agent screening process is designed to ensure that you will meet only reputable, quality agents at the workshop. The process is the most stringent in the industry and requires that agents demonstrate sound business activities.
As well as being an outstanding platform for finding and appointing new agents, the The Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop provides wine tourism professionals with unrivalled opportunities to network and catch up with high calibre international contacts.
Program
Day 1 Wednesday 2 February.
Agusti Torello Cava Producer, Spain
10.00 – 19.00 3rd day of the International Wine Tourism Conference (attendance optional)
17.30 Workshop Registration desk opens
19.00 Wine Pleasures welcome and programme presentation
19.15 Network Wine Tasting. The walkabout format encourages participants to circulate while participating in the wine tasting. As well as being entertaining it is a good platform for meeting participating tour operators and vice versa. Tasting stations will be set up for participants to visit and taste wine at their leisure. Each station will be themed with wine challenges and fun activities. Particpants are invited to take part in the challenges while sipping wine. Wine Pleasures’ team of wine experts will be on hand throughout the activity to ensure the ice-breaking event runs smoothly from start to finish.
20.30 Dinner and wine matching with the buyers in the Hotel Palacio do Freixo.
Day 2 Thursday 3 February – Wine Pleasures Wine Tourism Workshop
Selected Wineries, Portugal
08.30 – Workshop opens
09.00 – 09.20 Business appointment 1
09.25 – 09.45 Business appointment 2
09.50 – 10.10 Business appointment 3
10.15 – 10.35 Business appointment 4
10.40 – 11.00 Refreshment break & networking
11.05 – 11.35 Business appointment 5
11.40 – 12.00 Business appointment 6
12.05 – 12.15 Business appointment 7
12.20 – 12.40 Business appointment 8
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch & networking
14.20 – 14.40 Business appointment 9
14.45 – 15.05 Business appointment 10
15.10 – 15.30 Business appointment 11
15.35 – 15.55 Business appointment 12
16.00 – 16.20 Business appointment 13
16.25 – 16.45 Business appointment 14
16.50 – 17.10 Business appointment 15
17.15 – 17.30 End of Workshop
Why attend?
Who Will Attend?
How to Participate?
Participating Tour Operators and Travel Agents:
Participating agents are all keen to offer Wine & Food Tourism to their clients . Keep checking this list for the latest enrollments.